Partitioned traction grit dispensing container



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@#39 p/ ai z, 53,713 PARTmoNED mAcTIoN Gnrr msPENslNG' CONTAINER Clyde F. Gibbons, Atlanta, Gag, mestre assignments, to .Crown ,Zellerbra'clr Corporation, .San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of Nevada' y *l Application Augustv 13, 1952;'S1ial No. $04,196? v1 ciaim. co1'. zizi-1'5") This invention appertainsto a portable dispensingncon tainer and more particularly lto acontainer adapted to be constructed of breboard or any other suit-able material.

This invention is particularly adptedj to be used asa dispensing container for granular or abrasive materials such as crushed stone, gravel'andy the like. In a preferred embodiment of r`the invention, the container is provided with a handle for carrying and a pair of interior compartments each adapted to contain crushed stone or similar material. The container is of'such asize and `sl'lape as to be readily portable and adapted `for storage in the `luggage compartment of automobiles or trucks. When it carrying handle as well as reinforcing vmeans for the'walls of thev container. 4

A still further object of this invention is to provide a container adapted to dispense a portion of the contents while leaving a reserve portion sealed.

Another object is to provide a sturdy reinforced container especially adaptable for use in securely packaging relatively heavy, dense materials. A

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

This invention is embodied in a container and a combination handle member and partition member, the container being provided with an opening therethrough for dispensing material within the container.

The invention also consists in the parts and in the arrangements and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed. In the drawings which form a part of this specification and wherein like numerals and symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a container employing a preferred embodiment of this invention,

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View taken through line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View taken through line 3-3 of Fig. l,

Fig. 4 is a plan View of a blank of a container employing a preferred embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank of the handle member and partition member employing a preferred embodiment of the invention.

A preferred form of the invention is provided with a body portion A and an interior portion B. A blank of a preferred embodiment of the body portion A is shown in Fig. 4. The blank is provided with side walls 11 and United States Patet.

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end walls 12 each defined by parallel side scores 13 I atid Ienti corner scores 14. Eachend wall` l12 is provided with and` bottom 'end closure .tlaps 15, foldably connected. there to alongthe horizontal scores 13.` Siinilarl-yveachside wall is provided with top and bottoni side closurelapszd foldably connected thereto alongthev side scores 1x3. Each topysideclosure iiap 16h;v provided 'with a Ihandle receiving slot 1'/ disposed in' substantially parallel relation With.;th1e sidescore's The-.handlereceiving' slotV 17 is positioned substantially midway `the widthjrof the closure flap. A glue hap 18A is foldably connected along the endedge of one of the side walls ILWHotf/evenif tape or other, means is used to seal the-cornerof the :bod-y portion; the glue ap 18 may be omitted.' Perforatgions 19 define a readily .removable plugV 20 in lower portion iof one of` the enti walls 12. .f

, The blank of the interior portion B,` which is shown in Fig. y5,1isy provided witha pair, of dividing, panelsli each .hav-ing handle extensions 22 projecting' from their upper margins. The handle extensions 22' are provided with handholes 23. The handle extensions 22 are 'folclably connected together valong their upper margins .along a'score linep`24. The dividing panels 21 are 4providetlwith bottom scores 25' which define the'inner rmargin of fold ably connected bottom panels.26. The dividing'panels 21 are also provided with end scores 27 which detne the inner margins of foldably connected end panels 28'. In the preferred embodiment, oneaiiacent pair of the -end panele 28 is provided with openings 29.', vThe vdividing panels .21 are substantiallyequal'in length ami^ heightto the interior length and heightrespectively of the body .portion A. Likewise,u the widthof'the bottom panelsg andthe end panels 28 is equal to approximately one half the interior width of the body portion A.

V 'One method of erecting the interior portion' -B isito fold the two dividing 1.panels 2l and their y.handle extensions 22 about the scorelline 24 into yllatwise back-to-back rela# tion. In this position, the thandholes 23 are in (adjacent registering relation. The bottom panels 26 and; the end panels -28 are then` folded ,outwardly into substantially normal relation with the dividing panels 21. The interior portion is now in erected position ready to be inserted into the body portion.

The body portion A may be erected by first folding the container 'about the median corner score 14 and then gluing, stitching, or otherwise securing the ap 18 to the side margin of the adjacently positioned end wall 12. The opposing end walls 12 and side walls 11 are then positioned to form a rectangular body section. One of the bottom side closure liaps 16 is then folded inwardly about the side score 13 into normal relation with the adjacent side Wall 11. The bottom end closure flaps 15 are then folded inwardly into flatwise relation against the previously positioned bottom side closure flap 16. The bottom closure is then completed by folding the remaining bottom side closure flap 16 into llatwise relation against the outer face of the previously positioned bottom end closure flaps.I 15. In this position, the bottom closure ilaps are secured together, by any suitable means, such as glue or stitching to form a sturdy secure sift-proof bottom. The previously erected interior portion B is now inserted into the partially erected body portion and positioned inside the body so that the bottom panels 26 are in flatwise relation with the top of the bottom closure. In this position the end panels 28 are in llatwise relation with the inner face of the end walls 12 thereby forming a reinforced end construction.. The interior portion is also oriented so that the openings 29 are in adjacent registering relation with the removable plugs 20 in the end wall 12. It will be noted that the container is now divided into two separate and independent lengthwise compartments each having a separate dispensing opening 29. Each of the compartmentsis now loaded and the top closure is completed by--rst folding the top end closure iiaps 15 inwardly into normal relation with their adjacent end walls 12. In this position, the underfaces of the folded closure aps 15 are in normal contacting relation with the upper edge of the dividing panels 21. The top side closure flaps are then folded, one at a time, inwardly into latwise relation to the upper surface of the previously positioned top end closure aps 15. As the top side'closure flaps 15 are positioned inwardly to form the closure, the handle extensions are thus positioned through the superimposed handle receiving slots 17. The top closure flaps may, if desired, be sealed by any convenient method such as stitching or gluing. With the top closure thus completed, 'the handle extensions 22 project above the top of the container for convenient carrying.l

When it is desired to use the contents of the container, it is not necessary to open either the top or bottom closure. The 'user need only punch out one or more of the removable plugs 20 and dispense the contents.

It is readily apparent that the body portion A of the container as well as the interior portion B may be varied by those skilled within the art and still fall Within the intended limits of the invention. For example, it may be desired to provide extra side wall reinforcing aps foldably connected to the outer edge of the bottom panels 26 of the interior portion B. Furthermore, it may be desired to further divide the interior of the container by providing a central transverse partition for the interior portion B.

What I claim is:

A compartmented, dispensing container having a partition insert, said container having a bottom and opposing pairs of single ply, upright side and end walls connected together along corner forming fold lines, the opposing end walls having foldably connected, horizontally, inwardly disposed top aps with the free edges thereof terminating in spaced relation to each other, the opposing side walls having foldably connected top wall forming flaps extending horizontally inwardly in overlapping relation to each other, said side wall top aps each having a centrally disposed, registering, horizontal slot in the overlapping portion thereof, said partition insert comprising a centrally disposed, 2-ply partition panel coextensive with the interior height and length of the dispensing con tainer and having upstanding end margins disposed in normal contacting relation with the inner faces of the container end walls thereby dividing the interior of said container into two independent, isolated compartments, each ply of the partition panel having an upwardly eX- tending, integral handle portion disposed intermediate the spaced free inner edges of said end wall top aps and projecting the registering slots in the overlapping portions of said side wall top aps and being connected together along a top fold line, each partition panel ply having a lateral, foldably and coeXtensively disposed half bottom ap connected to its lower horizontal margin and having its free side and end edges in normal contacting relation with the inner faces of the lower margins of the adjacent side and end walls respectively to form an inner reinforcing bottom structure, each partition ply also having a lateral, foldably connected end Wall reinforcing half flap which, with its adjacent complementary end wall half flap, forms an end wall reinforcement coeXtensive with the adjacent end wall, each end wall half flap having vertical side edges in normal contacting relation to the inner faces of the end margins of the adjacent container side wall thereby fixing the partition insert rigidly within said container, each end wall half flap adjacent to one container end wall having an opening therethrough adjacent to the lower portion thereof and the adjacent container end wall having removable plugs therein disposed in registering relation with said end wall half ap openings, said plugs being removable to permit the contents to be dispensed through said openings.

References Cited inthe lile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,411,724 Hess Apr. 4, 1922 1,609,696 Cleveland Dec. 7, 1926 1,632,412 McCrystal June 14, 1927 1,799,656 Tinsley Apr. 7, 1931 1,949,986 Whalley Mar. 6, 1934 2,232,632 Reynolds Feb. 18, 1941 2,288,457 Inman June 30, 1942 2,475,107 Newsom July 5, 1949 2,663,491 Hill et al. Dec. 22, 1953 

